The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-03-09


Young, untried girl was equal to the emer.
eency and would get at the truth.
The sound of Thompson's feet in the hall
and the closing of the front door was followed
by Kates reappearance, Her face was still
pale, but calm.
"Wellf' said the two women in a breath.
aWell.n returned Kate, slowly, aMr, Lee
and MIR, Falkner were undoubtedly the two
men who took the paper from Johns messsn-
ger and brought it here"
"You are sure, said Mrs. Scott.
"Theie can be no mistake, mother"
"Then,n said Mrs. Scott, with triumphant
feminine logic, Al don't want anything more
to satisfy me that they are perfectly inno-
ceutr
More convincing than the most perfect
masculine deduction, this single expression of
their common nature sent a thrill of SYM
pathy and understanding through each. They
cried for few moments on each others
shoulders
ITO think" said Mrs Scott, "what that
poor boy must have suffered to have been
obliged to do-that to-to-Bilson-isn't that
the creatures namea suppose we ought to
send over there and inquire after him, with
some chicken and jelly, Kate. It's only COM
mon humanity, and we must be just, my
dear; for even il he shot Mr.. Lee and pro-
voked the poor boy to shoot him, he may
have thought it his duty. And, then, it will
avert suspicious"
ITO think" murmured Mrs. Hale, "what
they must have gone through while they
were here-momentarily expecting John to
come, and yet keeping up such light heart"
~ believe, il they had stayed any longer,
they would have told us everything" said
Mrs. Scott,
Both the younger women were silent Kate
was thinking of Falkner's significant speech
as they neared the house on their last walk;
Josephine was recalling the remorseful pic
ture drawn by Lee, which she knew was his
own portrait. Suddenly she started.
"But John will be here soon; what are we
to tell him' And then that package and that
letter."
"Don't be in hurry to tell him anything
at present. my child" said Mrs. Scott gently.
ut is unfortunate this Mr. Thompson called
here, but we are not obliged to understand
what he says now about Johns message, or
to connect our visitors with his story. I'm
sure, Kate, l should have treated them ex-
actly as we did If they had come without any
message from John; so do not know why
we should lay any stress on that, or even
speak of it. The simple fact is that We have
opened our house to two strangers in distress.
Your husband,' continued Mr.. Hale's
mother-in-law, "does not require to know
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be feared, however that the obsenca ~ thai.
outlawed guests was nearly aa danyen,u. az
their nresanca in tho opnort,,n;,,v 4, = .gordod
for nninterrpnted and in,aoi,otivo ,.aeaot,o,,
Both Kate and .Josenb;ne war. a. s,.t
shocked and wounded Inv tbe d;scoverv ~ tbo
real character of the two men with whom
thew had associated 90 fam;,ior,v bnt r. w.s
no disparapement tn their sense NJ nronr,stv
In saw that the sbock d;d not loo+ iono ,,5
vas accomnan;ed With tho fo..,na.;o,, - a..
GER This was succeeded bv a consc;o,,sros, !,
the delicate flattery imnlied In their ;ndirsct
influence over the men who had ,,rdophto,,,
rislSed their lives for tho .aLo ~ ,.,,,o;ni,,O,
with them Tho bost ,,,or,o,, a, ~. -,
being toucbed bv the afsact of ho- ,,n,va,
7s.'s ~,z1s'..''---r -. =.
nersei. 70 thihk OF falkner In that hght.
oue Ill ner iatef reneetions ne sunered
us ueroic experience 10 DO torgotteh, ne
eeiheu solie'nlhs as ah ac1uai man 70 oe re-
.hehioefeo' NO" that tne proposed rides
moli MS irienas mousse were part OF the
iiiusioi' wouiu ne ever uare 70 VISIT them
s'n' "ou., 'ne ua,e W see nni' one neia
"'' Desn "isn 4" ouuueH paAn u par 'iiis 'nas
was new to her; she tried to think OF some
thing else, to pick up the scattered threads OF
her life before that eventful day. But IN
vain; that one week had filled the place with
implacable memories, or more terrible, as it
seemed to her and her sister, they had both
Ao,s eANA ANSSb $1,000, --NN- ~f-
Court in the sudden presence OF the real gem
Of these solitudes' and henceforth they alone
would be strangers there. ihey searee'y
dared to confess it to each other' out TINS re-
turn to the dazzling sunlight ana cioualess
skies Of the past appeared to them TO Dc one
unreal experience; they had never Known .ne
true Wild haVor OF their nome except III 'na'
week OF delicious isoiation. "ithou' Diea.il-
ing 1t aloud they ionged Ior some Vasue ue-
nouement TO TINS experience ona' snouio 'aAe
tnefn from 1agles eour' .ore'er' ~
IL was noon inc heA' Gay "heii .ne ii.'ie
nouSehoiu peueiu .le iaS' snieu VI .len -,u, =,
sioh 'aiiish iAe .ne niei.hs ono" III wv
was was aceonpanea , ~ 20, .sa oun nsn ~ Was !,
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